Harold von Braunhut

Harold Nathan Braunhut (31 March 1926-28 November 2003) was an American mail-order marketer, inventor, and white supremacist who was famous for his creation of Sea-Monkeys in 1957 and for his financial support for far-right groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and Aryan Nations.

Biography
Harold Nathan Braunhut was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1926 to a Jewish family, and he grew up in New York City. During the 1950s, he developed white supremacist views and changed his name to "Harold von Braunhut" to create the impression that he was German and not Jewish. He became a mail-order marketer and inventor, selling the Amazing Sea-Monkeys and X-Ray Specs. Braunhut used the financial success of these cultural icons to purchase firearms for a Ku Klux Klan faction, and he regularly attended Aryan Nations conferences; he was especially known for his disdain for Koreans. He died in 2003 at the age of 77.